Saturday, December 22, 2012

Near Miss (Picture of the Day: 12/22/12)

Astronomers at NASA have determined that an asteroid, designated 2011 AG5, won't hit the Earth in 2040 after all. The 140 meter diameter rock orbits the sun along a path similar to the path Earth takes, so scientists were previously unsure of whether the asteroid would hit us or not. New observations show that we are safe from a potential extinction-level impact with this rock, and I for one am happy about that.